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Reignite Your Future Reignite Your Future Helping you to refresh and redevelop your skills! Fight back from Covid-19 In response to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, colleges in the West Midlands have come together to work collaboratively for you! For the first time, there is a Regional Skills Recovery Programme that will provide YOU with access to FREE training across the West Midlands. This programme will enable you to refresh or redevelop your career and reignite your future! These training opportunities offer additional support for residents of the West Midlands following the impact on employment during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Regional Skills Recovery Programme consists of: * Free sector work-based programmes (SWAPs) • Free technical training priority sectors Employment Gateway Programmes 2 Working closely with our partners, West Midlands Combined Authority, the National Careers Service, DWP and Jobcentre Plus, we have made these free courses and learning pathways available to you, no matter your age or circumstances! So, if you are at risk of redundancy, your employment has suffered due to Covid-19, or you are looking to upskill or change your pathway, you can refresh or redevelop your skills for free which will enable you to reignite your passion and secure your future career. Covid-19 has made life difficult, we are Also, if you are a business owner, we can support you here to help with a too! These programmes will help businesses re-establish wide range of FREE themselves and flourish again. programmes to get We do this by continually increasing the number of you back on track. higher level and technical skills development opportunities, required by employers. And it goes without saying that, whatever happens, as Covid-19 continues to impact on our daily lives, our colleges are committed to providing you with a safe learning environment. However, should access to college sites be restricted, we have developed in-depth online resources and new strategies which guarantee to provide you with a high-quality programme of study. College West Midlands is committed to working collaboratively for you during these challenging times. www.collegeswestmidlands.org.uk Employment Gateway Programmes 3 Our Offer Following the challenges presented by Covid-19, we have developed a new Regional Skills Recovery Programme. These programmes are specifically designed to help you get back into work or move into a new career. Flexible approaches to study are available NOW. If you are unemployed, recently redundant, or long-term furloughed and concerned about your future prospects, or just wanting to increase your skills we You will be able to enrol online are offering you access without needing to go into a to an expanded range of college and be able to access redeployment programmes individual advice guidance and to enable a prompt return careers support remotely. to employment. This includes blended and online delivery options. You can train for FREE in one of Whatever your current the region’s priority sectors with circumstances we can support the potential for better career you. If you are employed, you prospects or a route to higher could still access this training level training. if you are looking to retrain in a priority sector. If you are worried about losing your job in sectors which have been affected by Covid-19 you can retrain for free. Employment Gateway Programmes 4 Many of these programmes are accessible NOW so, whatever your current circumstances visit the website of your local college. See the back page for the web addresses. Employment Gateway Programmes 5 What are Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs)? Sign up to a Sector Based Work Academy Programme and accelerate your return to employment. Delivered in conjunction with employers who are recruiting, completing a SWAP will help you apply for a job in a new area of work. Work placements and employer support will help you develop your immediate and future skills needs, enabling you to gain employment. You could be back into work in no time and, whilst you are retraining, you will not lose your benefits! Employment Gateway Programmes 6 Designed to help meet your immediate and future skills gaps to enable you to gain employment SWAPs typically last up to 6 weeks and contain three main components to help you back to work: • pre-employment training • work experience placements • a guaranteed job interview or help with an employer’s recruitment process. Employment Gateway Programmes 7 SWAPs Available in the Black Country Sector Sector Work based Academy Programme (SWAP) Digital IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA IT fundamentals, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals , MTA: Network fundamentals, MTA: Mobility and Device Fundamentals) IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA A+ , Microsoft Azure Administrator , CISCO essentials) IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA N+, CISCO Certified Network Associate) Coding Bootcamp (including Fundamentals of the Web, Advanced JavaScript, Back End, APIs and DBs, Advanced Front End with React, Cloud Hosting) Project based work Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security Bootcamp IASME OCN Cyber Construction Construction - Small Plant (including industry licenses CPCS, CSCS), CPCS – Forward Tipping Dumper, 360 Excavator, Articulated Dumper Truck, Ride on Roller, Telehandler General Construction Ops (including industry licenses CSCS) Civil Construction operatives (including industry licenses CSCS), Traffic Marshall, Slinger, Groundworks, Steelfixing, Formworks Plastering and Site Skimming (inc CSCS) Electrical Installation including 18th Edition Regulations Health & Care Care Worker (including Safe Manual Handling, Infection Control, Administering medicines) Pharmacy Assistant (including Pharmacy terminology) Lab Technician Assistant Warehousing/ Driving Goods (including licenses DCPC & CAT C licenses) Logistics/ Distribution Warehouse Operative (including IT skills, Health and Safety, FLT Counterbalance or Reach) Business and Accounting assistant Professional Content or copywriter, creating digital content such as blogs, news articles, and social media posts Telesales staff and phone support staff Secretarial and administrative staff Police Recruitment Data entry staff Engineering/ Engineering Workshop (including milling, turning etc) Manufacturing Welding and fabrication (including coding welding licenses) CAD/CAM Facilities Cleaning and support services Management Security Services including SIA Licensing Land Based Poultry Worker Picker/Packer/Warehouse Picker Employment Gateway Programmes 8 SWAPs Available in the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Area Sector Sector Work based Academy Programme (SWAP) Digital IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA IT fundamentals, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals , MTA: Network fundamentals, MTA: Mobility and Device Fundamentals) IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA A+ , Microsoft Azure Administrator , CISCO essentials) IT skills for Employment (including industry licenses CompTIA N+, CISCO Certified Network Associate) Coding Bootcamp (including Fundamentals of the Web, Advanced JavaScript, Back End, APIs and DBs, Advanced Front End with React, Cloud Hosting) Project based work Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security Bootcamp IASME OCN Cyber Construction Construction - 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